From the course: Get a Job in Marketing
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Get multiple internships
- [Instructor] Breaking into an industry for the first time can be frustrating. Especially because relevant experience is needed to get hired. But if you're just getting started, where is that experience supposed to come from? That's where internships come into play. The most effective way of earning marketing experience is taking on a few internships where you work at a company for free or at a low cost in exchange for training. Understanding the importance of internships in positioning you for future roles, and how to get the right ones, is essential for a thriving marketing career. An internship is a part-time role where you provide support for an organization for the short term like a semester or a few months while getting trained and gaining experience. While I was still in college for my undergraduate degree, I had a copywriting internship at a marketing agency and a marketing focused internship at a legal startup. Both set the foundation for my career as a marketer, by…
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